Target



Dec. 20, 1927.

E. C. HUFF TARGET Filed March 5, 1927 I INVENTOR 5 5 22 atented Dee. 2t 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,653,521 PATENT OFFICE.

EM METT G. HUFF, OF WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.

I TARGET.

Application filed March 3, 1927. Serial No. 172,251.

that upon being struck by a missile willautomatically drop its head and wings insemblance of a kill. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide a target that is movable in a horizontal plane.

A further object of the invention is to provide a target adapted to present different positions of the bird to the marksman. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a target that is cheap to manufacture and that is realistic in operation.

With these and other objects in view reference is now had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the target;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a fragment of the target;

Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation of the fragment shown in Fig. 2, with the parts shown in the flying position.

Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3 with the parts shown in the kill position; and

Fig. 5 shows a side elevation of a typical form of target.

Having reference to the drawings like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views, and the numeral 1 refers to a target which consists of a representative body 2 of a bird of other object and is constructed hollow to provide an internal chamber 3, and may be of any suitable material, and is provided with a forward aperture 4 and oppositely positioned apertures 5 which may be termed wing apertures, the forward aperture being designed to receive pivotally mounted therein a head 6 and the wing apertures being designed to pivotally or otherwise receive wings 7.

The head and wing members may be constructed of similar of other suitable material and form movable appendages being positioned with their outer and heavier ends- 8 extended outward from said body with their inner ends 9 extended into the chamber 3 of the body, where they are associated for conjoint movement in the following manner:

The head member has a tapered projecting tongue 10 extending into the body to a 5:; point practically in line between the inner tapered of the wing members, and

cord ll or other flexible means of connection connects the ends of the wing members,and these are'associated with the tongue 10 of the head member by the cord engaging a notch 12 provided in the end 13 of the tongue for the purpose.

The lateral dimensions of the head mem her are less than those of the front orifice to sions than the hole 15 through which it passes.

The pin 14 is secured in the body in the usual manner of such assembly and the appendages are held in a lifelike position by a stop 16 which is secured in the body with one of its ends 17 normally in register with one of said appendages i. e. the head member, to provide for the lifelike position of the appendage being maintained by gravity and in turn maintaining with it the other appendages in the lifelike position.

The stop 16 is arranged with respect to the head member 6 so that a slight lateral movement of that member will disarrange the inner end of the appendages therewith, thus adapting the stop to permit the release of said appendage upon a missile striking the target. 7

The target may be suspended, for rotation, in any suitable manner, a preferred form being shown however in Fig. 5 in which is protrayed an upright shaft 18 forming a rotatable pedestal, the pedestal being provided with a bevel gear 19 engageable with a like gear 20 forming part of a prime mover, of say, a clock movement 21 as shown, which movement may be wound in the usual manner by a key22, with the whole mounted on a'base 23. 1

On the top of the pedestal and radially extending therefrom are cross arms 24 attached to and rotatable with said pedestal and these cross arms may have their ends 25 depending to support a plurality of targets suitably attached thereto.

By this means the rotation of the pedestal will alternately present a front view, a side view and a rear view of the target to the marksman.

In use the target is rotated by the prime mover or otherwise, and the marksman fires at the target, when if the missile'takes effect the jar of the impaet of themissile against -mounted in: said body and provided Withinternally positioned ends-operably joinedthe body or head will disarrange the inner Having thus described my invention, I

claim I 1. In a target, a body, wing me b s together, a head member mounted in-said body andprovided-With'a trigger adaptedito V engage said operably omedends, and meansmounted Within said body to engage said trigge-r.-

VQZYIn. target, a body, wing members mounted in v said body andpro'videdwith internally positioned ends flexibly connected together, a head member mounted in said body and provided with an internally positio'ned triggeradapted to engage said flexible connection, and means mounted Within said body to'engage said trigger.

3. In a target, a body, wing members mounted in said body and provided with internally positioned ends, means to flexibly join said ends, a head meinber mounted insaid bo'dyiand provided with'an internal end forming. a trigger engageable with said flexible means, and a stop se cnred in said body-andiadapted to engage said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EMMETT o. 

